Method of knitting elastic-topped stockings



Feb. 24, 1931. H. MICHELSON 1,794,312

IETHQD OF KNITTING ELASTIC TOPPED STOCKINGS Filed Jan; 10. 1929 PatentedFeb. 24, 1931 UNITED STATES HANSINE MI cHELsoN, or LARAMIE, wvomriveMEEHOD'OF KNITTING ELASTIC TOPPED STOCKTNGS' Applicationfiled January10, 1929. Serial No. 331,675.

The invention relates to the knitting of an elastic top for a stocking,such elastic top bein formed by first setting up a loom with elasticrubber cords as warp and using cotton or wool or silk yarn as woof; thenthe side loops of the woven band are picked up on a knitting needle tostart the knitting of the leg of the stocking and the ends of the wovenband are sewed together to form the elastic top of the stocking.

. One form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in which Figure l is a top view of the entire machine; Figure 2, a sideview of the machine; Figure 3, an

end view of the machine; and Figure 4, a view of the completed elastictop on a stockmg. v

The bed-piece 1 with the end-pieces 2, 2, constitute the frame of themachine;

The warp of double rubber cord 4 and single rubber cords 5, is stretchedover \pieces comprisingfirst weaving a band with a warp of rubber cordand a woof of inelastic threads, threading a knitting needle through theside loops of the band to start a row of stitches and continuing thestitches so formed to form the knitted body of the stocking.

I HANSINE MICHELSON.

22 through notches to pins 3. The cotton,

wool, or silk woof 6 is carried on a shuttle 7 and is woven through therubber cord warp 4 and 5 to make a woven band of the desired a length.Strip 8 is used to follow and tighten the weave.

Before taking the woven band from the loom, a knitting needle 9 isthreaded through the side loops and stitches started with yarn from thebobbin 10 with, of course, the assistance of a second knitting needle.After stitches are thus started, the woven band is removed from the loomand the ends sewed or knitted together with yarn, then the stitchesstarted on needle 9 are continued to form the complete stocking as shownin Figure 4. a Y

I-am aware that prior to my invention, looms have-been in common use. I,there:

fore,'do not claim any invention as to frame 1 of loom; but

I claim: The method of producing a stocking having a knitted body and anelastic top portion,

